Position

The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.

The spot where a person or thing is placed or takes a place; site; place; station; situation; as, the position of man in creation; the fleet changed its position.

Hence: The ground which any one takes in an argument or controversy; the point of view from which any one proceeds to a discussion; also, a principle laid down as the basis of reasoning; a proposition; a thesis; as, to define one's position; to appear in a false position.

Relative place or standing; social or official rank; as, a person of position; hence, office; post; as, to lose one's position.

A method of solving a problem by one or two suppositions; -- called also the rule of trial and error.

To indicate the position of; to place.

a rationalized mental attitude

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view"

a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"

a condition or position in which you find yourself; "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation"

the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"

the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"